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The Manchu alphabet was commissioned in 1599 by the Manchu leader Nurhaci (1559-1626), the founder of the Manchu state. The letters are based on the Classical Mongolian alphab…et while the phonetics are based on Jurchen, an earlier Manchu script. The alphabet was modified slightly in 1632. The English alphabet is the Latin alphabet, which came from the Ancient Romans. ( Full Answer )

The Manchus conquered the Chinese empire and established the Qingdynasty in 1644. The Manchu's included people from Jurchen,Mongolian, Han Chinese and Korean descent who lived… in thenortheast as barbarians. The Qing dynasty brought about a lot ofchanges in China, but for the most part these changes helped thecountry flourish. The Manchu's adopted much of the Han Chinese highculture. They quickly won over the intellectual class and preservedthe land ownership status as it was. ( Full Answer )

The present demarcated border between India and china is theproduct of Manchu's policy. According to this 5 Indian states,namely Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranch…al, Sikkim andArunachal Pradesh, touch the Indian boundary with China. Due tothis India shares a 3917 km long border with China which is overone-fourth of the total land border of the country. This is thesecond longest border of India next only to its border withBangladesh. ( Full Answer )

The Manchu, or Manchurians, are a Chinese ethnic minority. Theyform the largest branch of the Tungusic people and are distributedthroughout China in thirty-one Chinese provinc…ial regions. They arethe fourth largest ethnic group in China. ( Full Answer )

The Manchu aren't a 'what', they are a civilization. They took over China during the Ming era. The Manchu are a group of agriculturally based people who controled the region o…f North Korea. ( Full Answer )

In 1644, the Manchus conquered China. They started the Qing Dynasty. The Manchus allowed only limited trade. They also limited foreign contacts and tried to restrict foreign i…nfluence in China. The Qing Dynasty was China's last dynasty. It lasted until 1911. ( Full Answer )